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Viagra scam crook is spared prison A SLEAZY crook tried to cash in on men's impotence problems by selling them an illegal version of Viagra - which could have put their health at risk. When police raided Brian Wilsher's home in Erin Road, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, they found 50,000 of the tablets - brand named 'Kamarga' - plus 4,000 boxes of unlicensed Kamagra condoms and Kamagra oral jelly. Read more...

Court blocks Medi-Cal pharmacy payment cuts State officials have renewed efforts to cut payments to pharmacies for prescription drugs to millions of low-income Medi-Cal patients after a federal appeals court put a 10 percent rate reduction on hold for at least a month. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered a halt to the cost-cutting measure Friday in a lawsuit by pharmacists and patients, who claimed the reduction violated federal law and would cause some pharmacies to stop filling Medi-Cal prescriptions. The court said its injunction would stay in effect until Aug. 11, when a federal judge must decide whether to extend the order. Read more...   Problems with Medicare Part D Payments Senator Schumer is proposing legislation that would require Medicare payments to pharmacies within 14 days of filing for electronic prescription drug claims. Senator Chuck Schumer is visiting Rochester on Monday in hopes of helping locally owned pharmacies at risk of potentially going out of business. Read more...   Viagra: Drug of choice of Olympics cheat? Viagra, the drug to treat erectile dysfunction that has changed the lives of millions of people, is getting out of bed to enter a new world - sport and doping. "All my athletes took it," Victor Conte said recently. "It is bigger than creatine." Conte was the owner of the BALCO laboratory in San Francisco, the focus of the largest doping scandal in recent years, which put an end to the career of former athletics stars such as Marion Jones. Read more...   Medical business profit from young patients If you're in business, the ideal patient is not someone with a rare and interesting condition, it's the young male professionals Is the ideal patient someone with a rare and interesting condition? Not if you're in business. Then it's the young male professionals who are of “particular interest”, says a report by Goodstuff, a market research firm. The document was commissioned by Virgin Healthcare, reports Pulse (June 25). Read more...   Kmart Pharmacy expands generic prescription drug savings program Kmart Pharmacy has lowered prices and expanded its generic prescription drug program to include more than 500 commonly prescribed generic medications. In addition to offering more than 100 generic antibiotic, pain and cold/cough treatments for only $5 per prescription, the Kmart Pharmacy has lowered the cost of a three-month supply of many common maintenance medications to just $10, according to Kmart. Read more...